Wednesday, 25 January 2017

We,
the group of 8 Deaf photography artists, wanted to extend our sincere thanks to
all of you who both came out and bought tickets for our Garbanzo fundraiser and
are happy to let you know you that we raised $1,875 that night. Your
continued support is so amazing and without you all we would never be able to
reach our dreams and goals of becoming professional photographers.

The
night was fantastic and we were all so excited to see so many familiar faces.
Garbanzo was packed and everyone had a great time! The night was a success with
us raising enough funds to cover the cost of our ASL-English interpreter fees
for our class.

Hello,It has come to my attention that Lord Roberts Community Centre will offer ASL accessible for fitness class there starting January 14th. Please see the link for more information- https://www.facebook.com/pg/lordrobertscc/videos/Thanks,Sheila MontneyExecutive DirectorDeaf Centre Manitoba Inc

Wednesday, 4 January 2017

Parking prohibited on snow routes from midnight to 7:00 a.m.

In order to
facilitate a major clearing operation on main routes, bus routes and
collector streets, a Declared Snow Route Parking Ban will be in effect
starting tonight at midnight (Wednesday, January 4 at 12:00 a.m.).

Due to further
accumulations of snow combined with high winds, City crews are continuing to
sand and plow main routes, bus routes and collector streets today. This
evening, the snow clearing operation will be expanded to utilize motor
graders and front-end loaders to improve the overall condition of the
Priority 1 and Priority 2 street network.

Sidewalks on main
routes and active transportation paths adjacent to main routes are also being
cleared until completed. Back lane clearing will start Wednesday morning at
7:00 a.m. and will continue until completed.

Crews are continuing
with the major snow hauling operation on main routes to improve snow storage
capacity on the boulevard, as well as with high-pile relocation to improve
sightlines at intersections.

Avoid a ticket
and towVehicles parked in
violation of the Declared Snow Route Parking Ban may receive a $100 ticket
($50 if paid early), and may be towed to the towing company’s compound. The
Declared Snow Route Parking Ban will be in place until snow clearing is
completed and the public will be notified when the ban is lifted. At such
time, the Annual Snow Route Parking Ban will continue to be in effect from
2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Jan 13 | 1:00-5:00 p.m. | Millennium Library, 251 Donald
St, Winnipeg

Presenter: Heather Bishop

Come
engage in a conversation on what you need to know to make your arts
organization more accessible for artists with disabilities. Artists
with disabilities will be in the room to share their experiences and
make suggestions on how we can make changes – some simple, some
longer-term – to improve accessibility for all Manitobans.

The CRTC proceeding (hearing) topic is exploring the
issues around Next-Generation 9-1-1 services in Canada. To read more
about this proceeding, you can click this link: CRTC TNC 2016-116

Our Committee developed a new survey to find out if
others are having the same issues as our Committee members and friends
in the Community and we will present the results to the CRTC

Questions included cover topics such as:

Did you know that you need to register for Text
with 911? (Yes or No)

What do you tend to use when you want to call
9-1-1 services? TTY? IP-Relay? Text with 9-1-1?

Are you still keeping your TTY "just in
case" of emergency for 9-1-1?

Do you find the Text with 9-1-1 registration
process clear or confusing?

Do you use relay services for 9-1-1
emergencies? Which ones? How often?

These questions are based also on questions that the
CRTC has asked our group, and our response will be stronger if we have
the numbers from survey statistics to show for our arguments/points to
them that the system NEEDS TO CHANGE.